I n the weeks before I took my 11-year-old daughter to Taylor Swift’s Eras concert in Toronto, things started to go wrong, logistically. Our Airbnb host canceled on us, and I sc ...

Another song called SOS was one of their biggest hits, and it may come as a surprise that it might have been a cry for help ...

So on the one hand, it makes sense that this consequential year for our democracy was the best year for music this decade—by far. But I just can’t bring myself to attribute the music of 2024 to our ...

Some memories make songs. Some songs make memories. Anandji, of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo, handpicks such compositions in ...

Last week, Riley Green teased a new song on Instagram, playing an acoustic version of an unreleased tune that finds him sad and heartbroken, drinking away his sorrows and trying to move on from a girl ...

Played live, the songs are groovy and expressive; the vibe among the performers is that they're having the best time ever.

IT’s the most wonderful time of the year… for most of us! But for some A-listers, Christmas is less mistletoe and mulled wine ...

Sad songs, especially the ones that carry that deep ache, do something to you. They make you feel too much. They open up the ...

Many Christmas songs brightly celebrate the season but lots touch on sadder themes. Here are 7 songs about loneliness, loss, ...

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family members?

Judy Garland refused to sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" unless the lyrics were changed. "They'll think I'm a ...

Andrew Ridgeley is reminiscing about George Michael and the 40th anniversary of the Wham! hit "Last Christmas" for a new EP ...